Over the course of a summer two cousins Jess age 18 & Moss age 12 embark on a strange & exhilarating journey exploring deep secrets & the hopes of a future while being confronted with fears of isolation abandonment & an unknown tomorrow. Through a series of memories & beautifully crafted vignettes director Clay Jeter in his acclaimed first feature produces a lyrical tale of two solitary young souls & creates a world where mundane elements swell to bursting & demonstrate the power of cinema to capture the sensation of memory the beautiful & tragic feeling of the fleeting & the preciousness of youth & all of its disasters. Shot entirely on location Jess + Moss captures the evocative & haunting character of the dark fire tobacco fields of rural Western Kentucky.